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Winter Bucket List: 100 Things to Do on a Cold Day

Make this season memorable by filling up your winter bucket list with all the best winter things to do.

Whether you’re looking for what to do on winter break or just some simple things to do on a cold day, you won’t be disappointed by these winter activities that’ll keep you busy and entertained all season long.

Winter Bucket List: 100 Things to Do on a Cold Day

Winter Bucket List

1. Bake and/or Decorate Cookies

2. Learn to Ski

3. Have a Campfire

4. Participate in a Gift Exchange

5. Build a Snowman

6. Make Hot Chocolate

7. See a Holiday Show

8. Go Ice Skating

9. Decorate Gingerbread Houses

10. Have a Winter Movie Marathon

11. Make a New Year’s Resolution

12. Volunteer in Your Community

13. Listen to Holiday Music

14. Read a Good Book

15. Eat Candy Canes

16. Put Up Christmas Lights

17. Go on a Sleigh Ride

18. Do a Random Act of Kindness

19. Bake a Pie

20. Learn Photography

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21. Try a New Restaurant

22. Plan a Weekend Getaway

23. Decorate Ornaments

24. Create Your Own DIY Beauty Products

25. Make a Homemade Gift

26. Have an At-Home Spa Day

27. Visit the Animal Shelter

28. Spend Time with Family

29. Go Bowling

30. Go Sledding

31. Give a Stranger a Compliment

32. Have a Snowball Fight

33. Plant an Indoor Herb Garden

34. Relax by the Fireplace

35. Book an All-Inclusive Vacation

36. Re-Decorate a Room of Your House

37. Learn a New Recipe

38. Go to the Gym

39. Shop at the Mall

40. Roast S’mores

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41. Play an Instrument

42. Take a Walk

43. Crochet a Scarf or Blanket

43. Binge Watch a New TV Show

44. Start a Blog

45. Go Horseback Riding

46. Hot Tub

47. Visit a Museum

48. Go Thrift Shopping

49. Go Antiquing

50. Clean Out Your Closet

51. Donate Unused Household Items to Charity

52. Mentor a Child

53. Pick up a Second Language

54. Take a Course Online

55. Learn to Paint

56. Take a Scenic Drive

57. Have a Pajama Day

58. Feed Birds

59. Go to Brunch

60. Play a Board Game

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61. Practice Calligraphy

62. Go Snowshoeing

63. Do a Puzzle

64. Start a Scrapbook

65. Learn More About Your Family History

66. Watch the Sunset

67. Look at Christmas Lights

68. Have a Superbowl Party

69. Practice Self-Care

70. Go Hiking

71. Cookout on Your Grill

72. Go Swimming Indoors

73. Ride a Snowmobile

74. Make Homemade Ice Cream

75. Celebrate Valentine’s Day

76. Try a New Craft

77. Feed the Homeless

78. Go to a Hockey Game

79. Organize Your Photo Albums

80. Create a Vision Board

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81. Make a Website

82. Practice Writing

83. Join a Group

84. Go to Church

85. Start Meal Prepping

86. Try a New Kitchen Gadget

87. Go to a Yoga Class

88. Rent a Cabin

89. Go to the Movies

90. Have a Winter Photoshoot

91. Run a 5K

92. Make Homemade Candy

93. Have a Technology Free Day

94. Play With Your Pets Outside

95. Go to the Zoo

96. Make Homemade Potpourri

97. Re-Purpose a Piece of Old Furniture

98. Re-Arrange a Room

99. Organize Your Pantry

100. Get a Carwash

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What’s on your winter bucket list this season? Do you have any favorite winter activities or things to do on a cold day that we missed?

+ For more DIY ideas and winter things to do, check out our DIY Christmas Decorations Pinterest board.

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Holly Habeck

Holly is a millennial travel and lifestyle writer based in New York. With ten years of experience in digital publishing and photography starting with her work writing for College Fashionista and Her Campus at Ithaca College, Holly has been featured in publications such as Southern Living and Lonely Planet. She enjoys sharing her travel expertise as well as lifestyle inspiration in categories such as home décor, DIY beauty, and fashion. More importantly though, Holly is a true Hufflepuff, and her Starbucks order forever remains a grande Iced Sweet Cream Cold Brew. When she's not writing or editing photos for this site, you can find her reading anything in the Sarah J. Maas universe or cuddling with her chihuahua x pomeranian pup Pixie.